Chairman's Statement

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
27 April 2000

                Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
                        AGM Statement
                              
The  Chairman,  Tim Fortune, at today's AGM of  Spirax-Sarco
Engineering plc said:

   'You  have  all been sent a copy of the annual  report
   and  accounts  which includes my  statement.   I  have
   nothing to add to the paragraph on 'Prospects',  which
   was  only  written last month, in which  I  said  that
   there  is  good  potential for the  Spirax  Sarco  and
   Watson-Marlow  Bredel businesses to grow  through  the
   increase  of  both  geographical  and  product  market
   share.   Sales increased in the second half  of  1999,
   and  2000  has started positively.  Given continuation
   of  the recent trading environment, we would expect to
   see  good  growth in 2000 by building on our technical
   and  commercial strengths, from the resilience of  our
   steam   and   peristaltic  pump  businesses,   through
   progress in the USA and by capitalising on our  recent
   investments.'
                              
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